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Abe Mills and Stephen Jones: Love Thy Neighbor

The complexities surrounding conversations of racism today are numberless but the root of the solution is the two great commandments: love God and love your neighbor as yourself. On this week’s episode, we talk with Abe Mills and Stephen Jones, two black Latter-day Saints, about their experiences with racism within Church culture, the faith of those who came before them, and why they don’t hesitate to share their faith in Jesus Christ.

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Are We Misunderstanding Modesty: 5 Mistakes to Avoid When Teaching About Modesty

MR says: Focusing on modesty is a great thing in our Church--but are we careful when we teach this principle to focus on what is really most important?

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What the ‘sign of the Son of Man” at the Second Coming means

By Matthew B. Brown

The Joseph Smith Translation of Matthew 24 states that “the sign of the Son of Man” will be seen in heaven after the days of tribulation and after “the powers of heaven” (or the stars) are “shaken” or fall from the sky.

Dave Says: Not Quite Dearly Departed

By Dave Ramsey

Dear Dave,

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How I Gained My Testimony of Joseph Smith

This Friday, June 27th, marks the 170th anniversary of the martyrdom of the Prophet Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum. As this anniversary has approached my thoughts understandably have turned to those events on that tragic summer day so many years ago.

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Sacrament Over the Internet, Church in Sub-Zero Weather + Other Things You Didn't Know About Saints in Alaska

By Fred E. Woods

The story of how the Church came to be in the cold, northern climate of Alaska is truly the story of one man—one man and a series of remarkable firsts.

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10 Things Latter-day Saint Singles Wish You Knew

By Debra Sansing Woods

As a single Latter-day Saint, church experiences are different from the “norm.” I took some time to talk with a dozen or so singles and former singles (particularly those who spent some real time being single past the age of 21) and invited them to tell the rest of us what they’d like us to know about their experience as singles in the Church.

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Why We Need to Stop Being Check-Mark Mormons (and How That Makes Us Judge Each Other)

By Celeste Davis

What an insightful observation: "In order to know where we stand, we want to know where those around us stand so we will have points of reference, so these outward commandments become further ingrained as benchmarks. It is easier to see if someone is showing their shoulders than to determine how much faith they have, so we tend to judge that instead—both in ourselves and in others. (Facebook makes this brand of judging so easy!)"

One Important Mistake to Avoid When Heaven Feels Distant

We've all had those moments when we feel distant from God and unable to see His hand guiding our lives. It's these moments, BYU professor of ancient scripture, Tyler J. Griffin talked about recently, sharing how some Bible translations might help us see familiar scripture stories in a new light.

How the Church's New Article on Polygamy Will Increase LDS Confidence

By Kate Ensign-Lewis

Now is an era of fascination with polygamy in American culture. This arguably started with the notorious HBO series Big Love; currently several reality shows depict polygamy, like Sister Wives and, more recently, My Five Wives. If America weren't oddly fascinated with it, these shows wouldn't keep getting picked up. (Aside from popular culture, polygamy is also in the news. Just a week ago, Federal Judge Clark Waddoups of Utah ruled part of Utah's polygamy law unconstitutional.)